1394 ~ King Charles VI of France ordered all Jews expelled from France.

1630 ~ Boston, Massachusetts is incorporated.

1787 ~ The text of the U.S. Constitution was completed in Philadelphia, PA.

1859 ~ Joshua A. Norton declares himself Emperor Norton I of the United States.

1900 ~ Philippine-American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeated Americans under Colonel Benjamin Cheatham at Mabitac.

1908 ~ Death of Lt. Thomas Selfridge, first to die in an airplane crash.

1929 ~ Birthday of Sir Stirling Moss, Formula One racer.

1939 ~ The Soviet Union joined Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland.

1978 ~ The Camp David Accords were signed by Israeli and Egyptian representatives.

1991 ~ North Korea, South Korea, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia joined the United Nations.

Today is the Feast Day of Hildegard of Bingen, recording artist.

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